Combined dumper and spreader.



No; 678,543. Patented July l6, mm.

a. F. comm.

COMBINED BUMPER AND SPREADER.

(Application filed Apr. 1, 1901. (No Model.)

2 Sheets-Sheet No. 678,543. Patented July l6, |9U l.

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COMBINED DUHPER AND SPREADER.

(Applies-Linn filed. Apr. 1, 1901.)

(N0 Model.)

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GEORGE F. CONNER, OF PORT HURON, MICHIGAN.

COMBINED DUMPER AND SPREADER.

SPECIFICATION forming part Application filed April 1, 1901.:

To all whom it; may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE F. CONNER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Port Huron, in the county of St. Clair and State ofMichigan, have invented a new and usef-ul Combined D umperand Spreader,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a combined dumper and spreader.

The object of the invention is to provide a machine which is simple andefficient whereby crushed rock, dirt, or the like may be efficientlydeposited in a roadway, for instance, and evenly distributed or spreadin a uniform layer or layers.

The invention consists, substantially, in the construction, combination,location, and arrangement of parts, all as will be more fullyhereinafter set forth, as shown in the accompanying drawings, andfinally pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, and to the various views andreference-signs appearing thereon, Figure 1 is aview in side elevation,parts being broken off, of a cart, wagon, or other vehicle, showing theapplication thereto of a combined dumper and spreader embodying theprinciples of my invention. Fig. 2 is a broken detail view, somewhatenlarged, in vertical longitudinal section, showing the construction andarrangement of the combined dumper and spreader embodying my invention.Fig. 3 is a view in horizontal section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2 lookingin the direction of the arrows. Fig. 4 is a broken detail view in topplan, parts being in section, showing means for regulating andcontrolling the dumping operation. Fig. 5 is a broken detail view insection on the line 5 5 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of thearrows, showing means for adjusting the spreader.

The same part is designated by the same reference-sign Wherever itoccurs throughout the several views.

In the construction of road-beds, and particularly where a filling ofcrushed rock, dirt, or the like is required, it is the usual custom totransport the crushed rock, dirt, or the like to the point where thefilling is to be made and dump the same, and the spreading thereofLetters Patent No. 678,548, dated July 16, 1901.

Serial No. 53,985. (No model.)

' of is effected by workmen with spades or shovfilling is required.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown a construction and arrangementof apparatus embodying the principles of my invention as applied to acart, wagon, or other vehicle.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, reference-sign A designates thebody of the cart, wagon, or other suitable vehicle, which, if desired,may be supported on traction or other wheels B in the usual manner. Thebody of the wagon, cart, or other vehicle is formed into hopper shape,with relatively movable sides or portions, which may be suitablyoperated in accordance with the principles of my invention to permit thecontents of the wagon, cart, or other vehicle to be deposited or dumped,and by relatively moving or adjusting the movable portions of the hopperthe area of opening therethrough for the dumping or discharge of thematerial from the wagon, cart, or other vehicle may be regulated andcontrolled. y

C designates one of the movable portions of the hopper, and D the othermovable portion of such hopper. The portion C is pivotally connected, asat E, to the body of the cart, wagon, or other vehicle, and the portionD of the hopper is pivotally connected to such body, as at F, saidpivotally-supported portions extending downwardly and towardeach otherfrom their respective points of pivotal connection or support to thebody A to form a hopper, and by pivotally supporting said sections C Dthey may be swung relatively to each other, so as to form an openingtherebetween to permit the contents of the wagon, cart, or the like tobe discharged or dumped therethrough, and such opening maybe regulatedto control the dumping or discharge of the material. The desiredswinging movements of the sections or portions C D of the hopper may beeffected in any suitable or convenient manner.' In the particular formsheaves or drums J M may be independently actuated to take up or pay outthe chain or connections G K in order to effect a raising or lowering ofthe sections or portions 0 D of the hopper in any simple, suitable, orconvenient manner and may be controllable from In the particular formshown as embodying the principles of my any convenientpoint.

invention said sheaves or pulleys may be mounted on shafts, the shaft Ncarrying-the pulleys or sheaves M, (shown most clearly in Fig. 4,) itbeing understood that a similar arrangement may be provided foreffecting the} actuation of sheaves or pulleys J. Through;

suitable gearing controlled by hand-wheels 0, arranged in convenientrelation to the drivers seat, (indicated at P,) the desired actuation ofthe raising and lowering connections of sections 0 and D of the hoppermay be effected. In order to efficiently support the section 0 of thehopper when in its lowermost position, an additional connection Q may beprovided and connected at one end to said section 0 and at the other endto the wagon or cart bed or body, and in order to provide a desirablerange of adjustment this connection may comprise a chain, and the endthereof which is connected to the wagon bed or body may be adjustablyconnected-- as, for instance, by means of athreaded bolt R, operatingthrough an angle-plate S, suitably bolted or otherwise mounted upon thewagon bed or body. Of course it is evident that other means may beemployed for adjustably connecting the chain Q, and, if desired, theconnections of chains Q and G to section 0 may be made adjustable, as bymeans of thread-bolt T. Similarly the connection K may be adjustablyconnected to the section D of the hopper-as, for instance,

by thread-bolt A.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I provide anexceedingly simple and efficient arrangement for dumping the contents ofa wagon, cart, vehicle, or the like and wherein the dumping operationmay be adjustably regulated.

In order to effect a distribution and even spreading of the materialdumped, as above explained, I provide a spreader comprising side plates13 and a connecting web or bottom 0, said spreader being arranged tooperate over the surface of the ground, road-bed, or the like on runnersor shoes D or in any other suitable manner and immediately bethespreader is also lowered.

neath the opening between the free ends or edges of the sections 0 D ofthe dumpinghopper, the base or bottom 0 of the spreader being downwardlyand rearwardly inclined with respect to the line of travel of thevehicle. If desired, and preferably, the spreader may be connected bydrag-bars E to the wagon bed or body, and to secure a desirable range ofadjustment to bring the parts into proper position the connection of thedragbars E to the spreader and also to the wagon bed may be effected bysuitable adjustingbolts, as indicated at F. The drag-bars E,

.as clearly shown, extend forwardly from the spreader to a convenientpoint on the body A.

If desired, and in order to raise the spreader from contact with theground during the transportation of the vehicle with its load ofmaterial to be dumped to the point where the damping is to be effected,said spreader may be connected in any suitable manner with the chain orother connection K, through which section D of the hopper is raised-as,for instance, by means of the chain G. By this construction it will beseen that when the chain K is actuated to raise the section D of thehopper into closed relation with respect to section 0 of the hopper thespreader will also be raised, and when the section D is lowered to forman opening for the discharge of the contents of the wagon, cart, or thelike Upon links H, pivotally mounted upon the side flanges B of thespreader and extending rearwardly with respect to the direction oftravel of the spreader, is carried a spreader-bar J, arranged to extendtransversely of the machine and preferablyin a vertical andrearwardlyinclined relation with respect to the line of travel of themachine. The height of the spreader-bar above the surface of thegroundmaybe adjustably regulated in any suitable or convenient manner. Asillustrative of one form of adjusting means for this purpose I haveshown a link K, provided with a tooth arranged to engage a rack L,formed on or carried by the side flange B of the spreader, theengagement of said link and rack being IIO maintained in any desiredposition of adj ust- I ment by a hand-screw M. The operation of thisfeature of my invention is as follows: When the sections 0 D of thehopper are manipulated to effect a discharge or dumping of the materialor contents of the wagon bed or body, such contents or material fallsupon the bottom 0 of the spreader and is directed thereby downwardly andrearwardly to the surface of the ground, road-bed, or the like, and thespreader-bar J, operating over the surface of the material thusdeposited or dumped upon the ground, serves to spread and evenlydistribute the same, thus avoiding the necessity for the services oflaborers to perform this work and enabling the dumping and spreadingoperations to be effected by the driver of the cart, wagon, or the like.

While I have described my invention as applied to grading-machines inthe construction of road-beds, it is obvious that my invention may beapplied to other purposes and uses-such, for instance, as the dumpingand spreading of fertilizer or for any other purpose. I therefore do notdesire to be limited in respect of the use towhich my invention is to beput.

It is to be understood that many variations and changes in the detailsof construction and arrangement would readily suggest themselves topersons skilled in the art and still fall Within the spirit and scope ofmy invention. I do not desire, therefore, to be limited or restricted tothe exact details of construction and arrangement shown and described;but,

Having now set forth the object and nature of my invention and the bestform of construction and arrangement embodying the principles thereof inwhich I at present contemplate carrying the same into practicalopera'tion and having explained the purpose, function, and mode ofoperation thereof, What I claim as new and useful and of my owninvention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with a wagon, cart or other vehicle body, of adumping-hoppercomprising sections independently hinged or pivoted, and aspreader also supported by said body and arranged adjacent to thedeliveryopening of said hopper for evenly distributing the materialdumped by such hopper, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In an apparatus of the class described, a wagon or cart bed orbody, adumper comprising sections or portions independently pivoted to suchWagon-body, and means for independently raising and lowering saidsections or portions to open or close the same and to regulate theopening therebetween, and a spreading device arranged adjacent to thedelivery-opening of said dumper to receive the material therefrom, andoperating to evenly spread and distribute the same, as and for thepurpose set forth.

3. In an apparatus of the class described, a wagon-body, adumping-hopper comprising movable sections and means for relativelymoving said sections to open or close the space therebetween and forregulating such space, and a spreading device carried by the wagonbodyand arranged adjacent to the deliveryopening of said hopper to receivethe material dumped therefrom, and operating to evenly spread anddistribute the same, as and for the purpose set forth. I

a. In an apparatus of the class described, a wagon-body, a dumpercomprising relatively moving sections and. means for moving saidsections to open or close the space therebetween,and a spreadersupported by the wagonbody and operating over the surface of the groundadjacent to the opening between such sections, as and for the purposeset forth.

5. In an apparatus of the class described, a

Wagon-body, a dumping-hopper comprising sections or portionsindependently pivoted to such body, means for independently swingingsuch sections about their pivotal connections, and a spreader carried bythe wagon-body and arranged adjacent to the delivery-opening of saidhopper to receive the material delivered therefrom, and operating toevenly distribute and spread the same, all combined and arranged as andfor the purpose set forth.

6. In an apparatus of the class described, a wagon-body, a dumpercarried thereby, and a spreader connected to said Wagon-body andoperating over the surface of the ground at a point adjacent to thedelivery opening of said dumper, as and for the purpose set forth.

7. In an apparatus of the class described, a wagon-body, dumper-sectionsindependently connected thereto, means for relatively moving saidsections, a spreader arranged beneath the point of delivery of saiddumper and including an inclined transversely-extending bar for evenlyspreading and distributing the material discharged from said dumper, asand for the purpose set forth.

8. In an apparatus of the class described, a Wagon-body, a dumper andmeans for controlling the discharge of material from said dumper, of aspreader suspended from the Wagon-body adjacent to the discharge-openingof said dumper and including pivotallymounted links and a transverse barcarried by said links, as and for the purpose set forth.

9. In an apparatus of the class described, a wagonbody, a dumper carriedthereby, a spreader arranged beneath the point of delivery from saiddumper and including side flanges and a connecting-bottom, said bottombeing downwardly and rearwardly inclined with respect to the line oftravel of the machine, rearwardly-extending links pivotally connected tosaid flanges, and a transverse bar supported by said links, as and forthe purpose set forth.

10. In an apparatus of the class described, a wagon-body, adumping-hopper carried thereby, a spreader arranged beneath the point ofdelivery from said hopper and including side flanges and a connectingbase portion, a transverse spreader-bar and means for adjustablysupporting said spreader-bar upon said flanges, as and for the purposeset forth. 1

11. In an apparatus of-the class described, a wagon-body, adumping-hopper carried thereby, a spreader arranged beneath said dumpinghopper at the point of delivery therefrom, a drag bar connecting saidspreader to said wagon-body, and a spreaderbar adjustably carried bysaid spreader, as and for the purpose set forth.

12. In an apparatus of the class described, a Wagon-body, adumping-hopper including a movable section or portion supported uponsaid Wagon-body, means for raising and low ering said section or portionto close or open said hopper, a spreader operating beneath ICO the pointof delivery from said hopper, and connections between said spreader andsaid movable section whereby when the latter is raised to close thehopper said spreader is also raised, as and for the purpose set forth.

13. In an apparatus of the class described, a wagon-body, adumping-hopper comprising independently-pivoted sections or portions,operating-gearing, independent connections between such gearing and saidindependentlymovable sections whereby said sections may be relativelymoved to open or close said hopper, a spreader arranged beneath thepoint of delivery from said hopper,a spreaderbar carried by saidspreader, and means 15 In witness whereof I have hereunto set my 20hand, this 25th day of March, 1901, in the presence of the subscribingWitnesses.

v GEORGE F. OONNER. Witnesses:

H. B. HOYT, G. R. HAIGH.

